[Judith Anne]

Tell us where in the Bible that we are told to take the tradition of men on equal standing with the Word of God.

Every time Jesus encountered that mindset, He condemned it and responded with *It is written....*.

Well, I know that Christ used the words, "It is written" to rebuke the devil tempting Him in the wilderness. And He also said, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.'" But none of those "counter tradition."

Where else? I've been looking through the KJV, just don't find it anywhere else in the NT, particularly when He was countering some tradition. BTW, which traditions did He "counter"?

Of course, PAUL said it a number of times, but PAUL is not Christ. Right? And no one worships Paul, right?

[boatbums]

Where else? I've been looking through the KJV, just don't find it anywhere else in the NT, particularly when He was countering some tradition.

A quick search on the phrase "It is written":

Matthew 11:10
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Matthew 11:9-11 (in Context) Matthew 11 (Whole Chapter)

Matthew 21:13
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. Matthew 21:12-14 (in Context) Matthew 21 (Whole Chapter)

Matthew 26:24
The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Matthew 26:23-25 (in Context) Matthew 26 (Whole Chapter)

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. Matthew 26:30-32 (in Context) Matthew 26 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 1:2
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Mark 1:1-3 (in Context) Mark 1 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 7:6
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Mark 7:5-7 (in Context) Mark 7 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 9:12
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. Mark 9:11-13 (in Context) Mark 9 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 9:13
But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. Mark 9:12-14 (in Context) Mark 9 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 14:21
The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. Mark 14:20-22 (in Context) Mark 14 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 14:27
And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. Mark 14:26-28 (in Context) Mark 14 (Whole Chapter)

Luke 2:23
(As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Luke 2:22-24 (in Context) Luke 2 (Whole Chapter)

Luke 3:4
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Luke 3:3-5 (in Context) Luke 3 (Whole Chapter)

Luke 7:27
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Luke 7:26-28 (in Context) Luke 7 (Whole Chapter)

Luke 19:46
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. Luke 19:45-47 (in Context) Luke 19 (Whole Chapter)

Luke 24:46
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: Luke 24:45-47 (in Context) Luke 24 (Whole Chapter)

John 6:31
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. John 6:30-32 (in Context) John 6 (Whole Chapter)

John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. John 6:44-46 (in Context) John 6 (Whole Chapter)

John 12:14
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

Then what Jesus said about "tradition":

Matthew 15:1-3
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Matthew 15:5-7 (in Context) Matthew 15 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 7:3
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. Mark 7:2-4 (in Context) Mark 7 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 7:5
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? Mark 7:4-6 (in Context) Mark 7 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 7:8
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. Mark 7:7-9 (in Context) Mark 7 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 7:9
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Mark 7:8-10 (in Context) Mark 7 (Whole Chapter)

Mark 7:13
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.